Weather Records on 1 November 1966

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 November 1966. Highest significance: Pelee Island, CA.

Key Facts for 1 November 1966

On 1 November 1966, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
163 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 522 daily.
Pelee Island set a daily record snowfall of 24.4 cm (9.6 in) on 1 November 1966.
Across 157 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 1 November 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 November 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allakaket	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Limbri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Boonongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pokataroo (Durhambone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (the Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caroona (West Mooki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 1 November 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 1 November 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 1 November 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 52, daily 522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 244.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 November 1966

Top 20 records on 1 November 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 November 1966	Pelee Island, CA	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1966	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Lockhart Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Steigen, NO	monthly snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Ishpeming, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Allakaket, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Dungowan Station, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Boggabri Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Limbri Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Vanceburg, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Marquette, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1966	Kelvin (Carellan), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1805 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1966. 1966 had 574 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-01 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	7
1882	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	3
1901	4
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	16
1906	20
1907	5
1908	11
1909	45
1910	40
1911	54
1912	17
1913	45
1914	46
1915	22
1916	40
1917	43
1918	55
1919	95
1920	62
1921	44
1922	50
1923	172
1924	290
1925	253
1926	150
1927	666
1928	214
1929	306
1930	336
1931	286
1932	387
1933	684
1934	387
1935	882
1936	332
1937	402
1938	601
1939	628
1940	309
1941	417
1942	463
1943	287
1944	513
1945	326
1946	417
1947	588
1948	415
1949	661
1950	1,017
1951	1,317
1952	254
1953	306
1954	610
1955	371
1956	1,280
1957	358
1958	289
1959	322
1960	341
1961	535
1962	285
1963	307
1964	345
1965	520
1966	574
1967	542
1968	592
1969	437
1970	303
1971	801
1972	1,205
1973	589
1974	1,014
1975	494
1976	968
1977	702
1978	878
1979	631
1980	519
1981	824
1982	813
1983	852
1984	1,295
1985	716
1986	634
1987	1,529
1988	1,025
1989	827
1990	1,089
1991	3,261
1992	1,303
1993	2,690
1994	978
1995	1,138
1996	869
1997	1,273
1998	968
1999	1,129
2000	1,339
2001	531
2002	1,697
2003	1,309
2004	1,013
2005	836
2006	756
2007	626
2008	1,252
2009	893
2010	648
2011	781
2012	663
2013	568
2014	1,027
2015	804
2016	953
2017	474
2018	652
2019	1,578
2020	974
2021	361
2022	1,010
2023	949
2024	847
2025	478

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	468
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1